ZIPHIIDAE
\zˈɪfɪˌɪdiː], \zˈɪfɪˌɪdiː], \z_ˈɪ_f_ɪ__ˌɪ_d_iː]\
Definitions of ZIPHIIDAE
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beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
By Princeton University
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beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
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Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea. In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in animal feed and fertilizer, and for baleen. The sperm whale produces AMBERGRIS, an intestinal secretion used in perfumery. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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